@inproceedings{2921fbdb3e314949a5c5f4ecd153a718,
title = "Modeling and coordinated control of a multi-load earthmoving vehicle powertrain",
abstract = "An earthmoving vehicle powertrain is modeled as a MIMO hydrostatic system. Its control inputs include the engine throttle, the electro-hydraulic pump displacement and the flow valve commands. These inputs offer a great control freedom but need to be coordinated. A coordinated MIMO controller for a multi-load powertrain is designed by using an LQG/LTR technique. Modeling and control design are accomplished and validated by both first principles and experimental data. The experimental data are obtained upon an Earthmoving Vehicle Power-train Simulator (EVPS) at the University of Illinois. The paper details the utilization of this 'Hardware-In-the-Loop' testbed in investigating generic power-optimization problems for hydrostatic transmissions. Experimental results are presented.",
keywords = "Earthmoving, LQG/LTR, LQR, Modelling",
author = "Rong Zhang and Eko Prasetiawan and Andrew Alleyne and Russell Thacher",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2001 EUCA.; 6th European Control Conference, ECC 2001 ; Conference date: 04-09-2001 Through 07-09-2001",
year = "2001",
doi = "10.23919/ecc.2001.7076144",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2001 European Control Conference, ECC 2001",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1577--1582",
booktitle = "2001 European Control Conference, ECC 2001",
address = "United States",
}